witch ♦︎ wizard ♦︎ magician ♦︎ sorcerer/sorceressThese are all words for a person who is believed to have magic powers.这些词均表示巫师、术士。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a great / powerful wizard / magician◆a witch / wizard / magician / sorcerer / sorceress casts a spell■witch [countable] a woman who is believed to have magic powers, especially to do evil things. In stories, a witch usually wears a black pointed hat and flies on a broomstick.女巫;巫婆◆Many people believed her to be a witch.许多人相信她会巫术。◆He was turned into a rat by a wicked witch.他被邪恶的巫婆变成了一只老鼠。 see also witchcraft ⇨ magicnoun■wizard ˈwɪzəd; NAmEˈwɪzərd [countable] a man who is believed to have magic powers, often to do evil things男巫;术士◆There were rumours that Abbot was a wizard, practising magic and the black arts.传言说阿博特是男巫,会施魔法行邪术。■magicianməˈdʒɪʃn [countable] a person, especially a man, who can do magic tricks; (in stories) a person who has magic powers(尤指男的)魔术师;(故事中的)巫师,术士◆They had booked a magician for the children's party.他们为孩子们的聚会预约了一位魔术师。◆'Fly through the air, little mouse!' cried the magician.“在空中飞翔吧,小老鼠!”巫师高声喊道。 see also magic ⇨ magicnounNOTE辨析 Witch, wizard or magician?In stories witches are usually evil and wizards often are too, but they are often seen in more a positive way than witches. Witches are typically ugly old women; wizards are often grand, wise old men, with long robes, pointed hats and long white beards. Magicians can be good or evil and can appear in many different ways; sometimes their appearance hides the truth about who they really are.故事中,witch通常是邪恶的,wizard也是,但是后者常给人以较正面的形象。witch一般是丑陋的老太婆,wizard常常是高傲睿智的老人,穿着长袍,带着尖顶帽,留着长长的白胡须。magician可以是好人,也可以是坏人,以多种形象出现,有时外貌会掩盖他们的真实身份。■sorcererˈsɔːsərə(r); NAmEˈsɔːrsərər■sorceressˈsɔːsərəs; NAmEˈsɔːrsərəs [countable] (especiallywritten) (in stories) a man/woman with magic powers, who is helped by evil spirits(故事中的)巫师,术士◆He was suspected of misusing his magical powers as a sorcerer.人们怀疑他滥用魔法。◆Circe was a powerful sorceress who hated men, and would poison and trick them.喀耳刻是法术高超的女术士,她憎恨男人,给他们下毒,捉弄他们。ⓘ Unlike a witch, a sorceress is often young and beautiful.与witch不同,sorceress常为年轻貌美的女巫。 see also sorcery ⇨ magicnoun
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